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Historic Ecology of the Ballona Creek Watershed 2011. Definitions.
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Definitions • Restoration is the process of intentionally altering a site to establish a defined, indigenous, historic ecosystem. The goal of restoration is to emulate the structure, function, diversity, and dynamics of the specified ecosystem. • Creation establishes a historical ecosystem on lands that did not previously support that ecosystem. (from California Society for Ecological Restoration)
Definitions • Restoration can be divided into two activities, res-establishment and rehabilitation. • Re-establishment returns historic/natural functions to a site as previously existed. • Rehabilitation improves the general suite of functions of degraded site. Usually, this activity results in less disturbance to a site.
percentages may not agree exactly due to rounding). Change in Lagoon Habitat TypesNorth San Diego County NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAGOONS Historical Ecology Investigation REGIONAL PATTERNS, LOCAL DIVERSITY, AND LANDSCAPE TRAJECTORIES San Francisco Estuary Institute